“It was a discussion, yeah, I’d be lying if I told you it wasn’t,” Schneider said. “But he’s a very confident guy. He was on his visit. He’s had … the year before he was a Pro Bowler, I believe. He’s gone on a streak where he’s gone 17 for 17 and, you know, he’s got a lot of talent.

“There are certain boxes he had to check before we moved forward with it.”

Lunsford was most recently a camp kicker for the 49ers and played in three preseason games last year, logging one extra point. The Buccaneers signed Lunsford to a futures contract in January but waived him this week.

Walsh and Lunsford will compete to replace veteran kicker Steven Hauschka, who signed with the Bills after six seasons in Seattle.